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MIKE GANTER, QMI Agency

Oct 8, 2013

, Last Updated: 11:13 PM ET

The NBA pre-season is a month-long slog of getting a team prepared for a six-month-long slog of games that actually count. Results only matter so far as they provide confidence. But this Raptors team went 6-1 in the pre-season a year ago and all that translated to was a 4-19 start when the games counted.

So in truth it’s far more about getting prepared to play than it is actually playing.

The seven remaining games will be used to determine which pieces mesh best with other pieces — and from that head coach Dwane Casey and his staff will determine a rotation of players.